If at first you don’t succeed…
I wonder if Willie Mullins will be playing the Etta James classic “At Last” this weekend? The legendary trainer had saddled six runners up in the Gold Cup before yesterday and, with three of...
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Cheltenham Festival – your best memories
Last week, The Racing Hub asked its 12,000+ Twitter followers to share with us their Cheltenham Festival memories. We said we’d post the best on the website and then, with such a great response, ...
Cheltenham Fesitval guides under the microscope
The Cheltenham Festival spawns a wide range of commercial offshoots. There’s a bit of a hike in the cost of staying in and around the Spa town in mid-March. For pubs and restaurants a...
Cheltenham: the early years
Whisper it if you dare, but the first racing to take place in Cheltenham was on the Flat, when a meeting took place at Nottingham Hill in 1815. Three years later, and Cleeve Hill...
The gospel according to Paul
It is a decade since the likes of Denman and Kauto Star were winning Gold Cups for Paul Nicholls. And while he has still been winning plenty of races, he has possibly been short of a...
The Secret Racegoer visits London’s racing pub – the Sydney Arms
If you have the odd £3.05m knocking about, you could be the new owner of London’s racing pub, the Sydney Arms, the freehold of which is on the market for a second time in...
Whistlejacket’s Big Race Pointers
Betfair Hurdle If you read my Saturday tipping piece, you will know I am a big fan of Al Dancer and he exceeded my expectations on Saturday. He has already won around Cheltenham, will...
Equine flu: racing resumption
Racing will resume on Wednesday The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) tonight announced a risk-managed return to racing will take place from Wednesday this week. After consultation with its veterinary committee, and based on the...
I’ve got those no racing blues
There will be no racing in the Britain now until Wednesday at the earliest. What are the options for the punter who wants to have a small wager? Ireland An Irish card of decent...
A special one
He was a horse who ran in the Queen Mother Champion Chase five times, coming third twice, and, on a special day in 2017, winning the big one his talent so richly deserved. Special...